Pencil and pen clip.



S. CALLISON.

PENCIL AND PEN CLIP.

APPLICAHON FILED MAR. 29, I917.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

SPUBGEON GALLISON, 0F CRESCO, IOWA.

PENCIL AND PEN CLIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918..

Application filed March 29, 1917. Serial No. 158,459.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SPUReEoN CALLISON, a citlzen of the United States,and resident of Cresco, in the county of Howard and Stateof Iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Pencil and Pen Clip, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a pen and pencil clip equippedwith means for fastening the clip to a pen, pencil or the like and toprevent rotation of the clip or movement longitudinally of the supporton which the clip is mounted. A further object is to provide such a clipincluding a portion adapted to encircle and grip a pencil or the likeand a portion secured thereto and extending upwardly and then downwardlyto grip a pocket whereby said first portion may be within the pocket andbelow the upper level thereof.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated areattained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claimsand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a front elevation of a pen equipped with a clip embodyingmy invention. I

Fig. 2 shows a vertical, sectional view of the pen cap taken on the line22 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 shows a vertical, sectional view of a portion of a pen capequipped with a modified form of my clip.

Fig. 4 shows a front elevation of said modified form of clip.

Fig. 5 shows a detail, sectional view of the hinge of the modified form.

Fig. 6 shows a detail view of part of the modified form, and

Fig. 7 shows a vertical, sectional view of another modified form of myclip.

It is my object to provide a clip having a lug adapted to project into apen cap or pencil or the like, so that the clip cannot be movedlongitudinally on its support. The idea involved can be' embodied in agreat variety of construction, and in the drawings I have shown twoforms of the clips.

I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate a pen barrel on whichis mounted the cap 11.

Mounted on the cap 11 is a pen clip comprising the broken ring or band12 of resilient material, adapted to encircle and grip the cap and theresilient member 13 extending longitudinally along the ca and having atits end the knob or the li (e 14 adapted to stand adjacent to the cap,so-

that a portion of the part of the garment can be inserted between theball 14 and the extended member 13 and the pen cap and be lgripped therefor holding the pen against oss.

It is well known that sometimes clips of ordinary types slide off thepen and the pen becomes lost ormoved to position in the pocket fordischarging ink.

For preventing the accidental removal of the clip from the cap and yetpermitting the removal when desired, I have provided,

as shown in Fig. 2, a resilient wire member 15.

It will be noted that in clips of the general type herein, the portion13, where it joins the resilient ring or band 12 is inclined outwardlyfrom the band or ring 12 forming a shoulder at 16.

In the form of the device shown in Figs.

1 and 2, I have shown the resilient wire member 15 secured at one end tothe under surface of the member 13 preferably to the ball 14:. Themember 15 extends from the ball 14 parallel and close to the undersurface of the member 13 to the shoulder 16 and through an opening 17therein. The member 15 from thence extends along the outer surfaceof theresilient ring or band 12 to a point near the upper edge thereof.

The band or ring 12 is provided with an opening 18 to receive an inwardextension or lug or point 19 at the upper end of the wire 15, as shownin Fig. 2.

The pen cap is provided with an opening 20 in its wall to receive theportion 19 of the wire 15. It will be seen that said portion 19 will befirmly held inthe opening 20 under ordinary circumstances, so that therewill be no danger of losing the pen and pencil clip.

On the other hand on account of the fact that the wire 15 is'made ofresilient material, and on account of the manner in which it is mountedon the clip, the upper end thereof may be sprung to the pos1t1on shownby the dotted lines in Fig. 2 for removing the portion 19 from theopening 20 and thereby permitting the removal of the clip from the pencap. It Wlll thus be seen ill ' has adjacent lnnd for pencils It is verydesir- 4 l have shown a modified form of my clip comprising the brokenring or band 21 adapted to encircle the pen cap.

Extending away from the ring or hand 21 and adapted to extend along apen cap or pencil or the like is the-arm "22 having at its end thebottom member 23. The arm 22 to the ring or bond 21 the outwardlyinclined shoulder 24 similar to the shoulder 1h,

in the modified term of the device l have shown an arm 25 pivoted to thehall 23, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, by means of bifurcated arms 28,having at their ends opposite inwardly extending pins rotatably mountedin the well of said ball.

The arm 25 has the shoulder 28 adapted to fit over the shoulder 24 and aportion 29 beyond said shoulder fitting against the ring or bond 21. Therin or band 21 is provided with a pair or openings extending through itand adapted to register with openings 30 in the pen or pencil wall.

Extending inwardly from the portion 29 of the arm 25 are a pair of pinsor lugs 31 adapted to extend through the openings in the ring or bandand into the openings in the pen or pencil wall The pins 31 are inclinedslightly away from each other, as shown in the enlarged view, in hi 6,and their ends are slightly rounded. aid pins are made of somewhatresilient material and are arranged so that the ends thereof engage thebroken ring 2i at the edges of the openings 30, as shown in Fig. 6., andby pushing the portion 29 toward the pen cap, the pins Bl will be sprunginto the openings 30 and will move into the openings in the pen cap andwill he looked in such position by frictional engagement oi the ports,

the practical installs as it is my purpose readily sive theresilient'ring is slid on to the with the arm 25 in its open position.The arm 25 is then moved against the arm 22.

In Fig. 7, l have shown a form of my device having the broken band 40mounted on the pen cap il. Extending upwardly from the band 40 is a cliparm 42-, having at its upper end the upward and clownwardly extendingresilient members 43,

At the lower end of the member 44 is a curled or lrnobbed portion 45,adapted to engage the outside of the pocket, and it will be noticed thatthe members 43 and l are spaced from the cap. A pin 16 is extendedthrough the upper ends or" the member 4A; and through the member 42above the band 40., and extends into the cap 41, as shown.

"it will be noted that in the form of the device shown in Fig. 7, themember ll, which is designed to be on the outside of the pocket extendsupwardly to such position that the split band will bereoeived in thepocket and concealed therein from sight.

It will be seen that the latter feature could be included in the otherforms of the clip, ii desired.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my improved pen clip without departing from its essentialfeatures and purposes and it is my intention to cover by thisapplication any such changes which may be included within the scope ofmy claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A. clip comprising a member adapted. to receive and engage a portionof the support on which the clip is mounted, an arm projecting awaytherefrom for gripping a pocket and a member capable of being moved todifferent positions with relation to the rest of the clip and having apart adapted in one position of said member to enter and rest in saidsupport.

2. A clip comprising a broken ring adapted to slide on the support onwhich the clip is mounted, an arm on said ring designed to extendlongitudinally along such support for gripping a portion of clothing anda member on one of said parts capable of movement to difi'erentpositions having a portion adapted in one position thereof to enter andrest in the support.

Des l /loines, lowa, June 30, 1916.

GAMES-ON.

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